Despite all of your best efforts over the years, your carpet seems to have collected all of the dust in the world. It looks filthy, and now it needs cleaning. But how do you know which carpet-cleaning method to pick? Well, here we are going to talk about two of the most well-known methods: dry cleaning and steam cleaning.
Dry cleaning and steam cleaning are both well-known methods of cleaning your carpets. But the real question is, which one’s better? There is a never-ending confusion between the two. Plus with more and more, dry cleaning services in Dubai opening up every day, the market has slowly started to oversaturate. So, here in this article, we are going to talk about everything you need to know about the two, to make your decision.
To begin with, let us clear a common misconception. Steam cleaning is not a chemical-free carpet cleaning process. There is a very popular misconception that in steam cleaning, only steam is used to clean your carpet.
What happens is that a machine sprays detergent onto your carpet. Then hot water is sprayed over them. The hot water activates the detergent on the carpet fibres — alkaline for synthetic carpets and acidic for wool or natural fibre carpets. A wet vac is then used to suck up the bulk of the water on the floor.
Now that doesn’t mean that one is better than the other for every situation. But before we start, you should know that we are not going to talk about the rates for the services, since they differ from place to place. The service rates for dry cleaning in Dubai itself, differ from place to place.
Therefore let's look at the pros and cons of both methods:
Dry cleaning:
The dry carpet cleaning method employs chemical-based powders or solvents like perchloroethylene (PERC) that is put on the carpet and brushed into the fabric. This softens any stains which are then easily removed. These chemicals are worked into the carpet with different mechanical brushes. Then the leftovers are vacuumed out.Pros
- Simple and fast.
- It requires minimum arrangements.
- It is cheaper than steam cleaning.
Cons
- Some of the powdered chemicals get stuck in the carpet and are not removed.
- Deep down the carpet is not properly cleaned.
Steam Cleaning
In this method, a mix of chemical reagents is applied to the carpet. Then the water is heated to a very high temperature near its boiling point, pressurized, and then injected into the carpet. The steam activates the chemicals, which in turn, clean the carpet.Pros
- Easily removes soil, ink, and even the hardest of stains.
- Cleans even the deepest crevices
- Widely recommended by carpet manufacturers
Cons
- Is more expensive than dry cleaning
- The carpet takes a long time to dry
Therefore, these are the basic pros and cons of dry and steam carpet cleaning. There is no one right answer as to which one is better than the other? It all boils down to your current requirements. If you want it cheap and fast, go for dry cleaning. And if you can spend that kind of money and have the time, then go for steam cleaning.
Lastly, try to hire a good if not the best carpet cleaning service in your area. Yes, in a well developed metropolitan these services are not going to be cheap. The best dry cleaners in Dubai, US, UK, etc are quite expensive. But then again, this is not something that you do too often. Probably twice or thrice a year. And every penny spent on this is money well spent.
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